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folk names

folk names is the plural of folk name.

Meaning of folk name

Noun

folk name (plural folk names)

  1. A name used in common parlance as opposed to an official name.
    • Folk names are generally not used in the scientific or birdwatching community. An example of a folk name in Indian English is paddy bird which is used for any of various egrets commonly found feeding in paddy fields.2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62

Questions about folk names

What is folk names the plural of?
Folk names is the plural of folk name.

Words near folk names in the dictionary

  1. folk memory
  2. folk metal
  3. folk music
  4. folk musics
  5. folk name
  6. folk names
  7. folk punk
  8. folk religion
  9. folk religionist
  10. folk religionists
  11. folk religions

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